Turn Javascript String into PHP array

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I'm not talking about JSON. I've got a program with the input being a javascript data structure in string format, something like this:

$string = "
var records = new Array();
records[0] = new Record('data1','data2',data3');
records[1] = new Record('data1','data2',data3');
records[2] = new Record('data1','data2',data3');";

Is there an easy way/library to turn this into a PHP data structure? The only way I can think of is to use str_replace to manipulate the string in order to turn it into JSON and then use json_decode.

Just wondering if there's a better way to do it.

David Pfeffer · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-16 18:56:24Z

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Nope, you pretty much hit on the best way to do it.

answered Feb 16, 2010 at 18:56

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Todd Moses · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-16 18:59:24Z

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You can post it to PHP as a string delimited by some character:

$phpArray = explode(",",$postValue);

This is not a better way just another way to do it. But not without potential problems. You have to ensure the delimiter you use is not used in the text and validate.

answered Feb 16, 2010 at 18:59

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